Base fob poles



April 1, 1924. 1,489,204

Y W. GLEN BAS E FOR POLES Fi'led Feb. 9, 1925 WaZ'r 70@ istented Apr. 1, 1924.

WALTER GLEN, OF MEADOW CREEK, IDAHO.

BASE Eon. POLES.

Application ined retruary e, 1923. serial No. 618,150.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that WALTER GLEN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Meadow Creek, in the county of Boundary and State of Idaho, has invented new and useful Improvements in Bases for Poles, of

which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a relatively simple and inexpensive base of durable construction for telegraph and telephone poles and similarv service poles such as those used for electric power conductors and lines, and particularly to provide a substantial base for the purpose indicated which may be constructed on the ground or at the point of use to avoid the expense of transportation; and with these ob]ects 1n View the invention consists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein z- Figure 1 is a side view, and

Figure 2 is a sectional view of a pole base embodying the invention as seen when set 1n the ground readyfor use.

Figure 3 is a plan view thereof The Adevice consists essentially of a block 10 of concrete or cement having a socket 11 for the reception 0f the lower end of the pole 12 and preferably tapered slightly toward its lower end, and a cap 13 removably fitted on the upper end of the cap in embracing relation with the pole and serving as a means of locking the pole to the block, the block being provided interiorly and in communication with the socket thereof with a pocket or reservoir 14 for a wood preservative preparation or compound such las a tar preservative, for the protection of the lower end of the pole from the effects of insects, moisture and the like. y y

The cap is preferably of sectional construction having the semi-circular members 13a and 13b drawn upward to form a neck 15 which may be engagedas indicated in the drawing by a clamp 16 adjustable by means of a suitable bolt 17 or its equivalent to tightly claspy the neck and insure a close contact and engagement of the inner surface thereof with the surface of the pole. Attached to suitable anchors 18 which are emrain is shed by the upper bedded in the block are bolts 19 extending upward to a sufficient distance above the upper end of the block to engage slots 2O formed in the members ofthe cap, and fitted with nuts 21 for holding the cap in position on the block and thereby locking theyV pole -in place in the block.

t base constructed as herein described and preferably extending at its upper end slightly above the surface of the ground, indicated by the ground line 22 in the drawing, serves to protect the lower end of the pole against moisture whichin the form of surface by the cap, and while the pole is free to bend or yield under the stress of wind the working of the lower end thereof is prevented and therefore looseness and the tendency to break or be thrown down is reduced to the minimum. Obviously the socket in the base may be made of such a depth as to insure a firm seating of the pole and may be varied t0 suit those localities in which high winds are prevalent.

Having described the invention. what is claimed as new and useful is 1. A base for telegraph and similar having a block adapted to be embedded in the ground and provided with a socket for the reception of the lower end of the pole,

a cap for clamping and snugly fitting the pole in surmounting relation with the block, and means for securing the cap to the block,

said cap consisting of separable sections and being provided with an upwardly directed reduced neck lengaged by an encircling clamp. f

2. A base for telegraph and similar poles having a block adapted to be embedded in the ground and provided with a socket :for

the reception of the lower end of the pole, a cap for clamping and snugly fitting the pole in surrnountingrelation with the block, and bolts for securing the cap to the block,

Vthe cap being composed of separable sections havingslots for the reception of said securing bolts. i

In testimony whereof 'ne aiiires his signature.

WALTER GLEN.

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